The largest mass grave in Bosnia: What secret hides Tomašica discovered a former soldier of the Army of Republika Srpska
Tomašica near Prijedor, where so far found the remains of 397 people, of which 247 total cases, the largest mass grave in this area.
Lejla Cengic, a spokesman for the Missing Persons Institute (MPI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the mass grave Tomašica "The biggest mass grave that was discovered in this region." By Tomašica from Prijedor leads to a gravel path through the woods. After half an hour's drive from Prijedor, Anatolia Agency team arrived at the exhumation. In Tomasic smell remains innocent victims. Wind brings an even stronger smell. While we stayed at the site Tomašica, found six complete body, all in the same mass grave.We were told by anthropologists who work there daily from the country average is pulled out 15 bodies. Apart from the victims' bodies, too, are often extracted from the country and their personal belongings such as watches, shoes, clothing, lighters, boxes of glasses ... As Čengić added, with the remains of the victims were found and personal documents. "So we can conclude that it is the residents of Prijedor and the surrounding areas, where there are essentially people and most of them killed in the village Rizvanovici Carakovo, Sredice, Bišćani and I downtown and Keraterm and Omarska. Did not come yet to residents Kozarca but exhumations will continue in the future. This time we can certainly say that this is the largest mass grave that was discovered in this region, "said Cengic. First He recalled that, at this site found 26 bodies of the victims, and then 2006th another ten years. But until now there has to know the truth about Tomašica and mystery of this place lies. Until he objected to a former member of the Army of the Republic of Serbian who gave information on this site. "Up to this point, then, in the last two months, was exhumed 397 cases, out of 247 total cases. should be noted that some of the mass graves, but was relocated to the site Jakarina Kosa, who was also in the Prijedor area. Hence, only in 2001. exhumed the remains of 373 victims. Here are found incomplete bodies. was a sekurdarnoj tomb. part victims from Tomašica was moved to the site Jakarina Hair with the aim of victims never found and the crime never proven, "said Cengic. recalled that in the Prijedor area are still looking for a large number of victims, and that this number, according to their records, ranging between 1,000 and 1,200. " We have to find this moment, then exhumed and identified 2,008 victims. So submit the families to bury them with dignity, "says Čengić, recalling that the victims will be identified by DNA, although the addition of some found and personal documents. Čengić Furthermore, explains that digging graves first made machine and then by hand. As we were told, is one of three excavators pay even the families of victims of the Prijedor area. In this way they help to speed up the process of exhumation of the mass graves. Exhumation, otherwise, manages Prosecution. exhumation for a complete team of six anthropologists of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). Besides them, exhumation of the present crime police from Prijedor, and investigators from the Missing Persons Institute (MPI), Field Office Sanski Most, Regional Office Bihac, and forensic medicine. exhumation is carried out at about 3,000 square meters. But, as we said Čengić, they have already started with the expansion of the mass grave. "Until now, it was about 3,000 square meters. We are now searching other sites. victims were found at a depth of 10 meters. On the second location are also , they found a number of casualties. certainly will search the entire site, because we expect to be here to find hundreds of murder victims from Prijedor. It is the civilians of Bosniak and Croatian nationality who were killed on the doorstep of his house or in the camps who are existed during the war in the Prijedor area. " He believes the exhumations at the site last longer period of time. Will be investigated as long as weather conditions permit. Missing Persons Institute (MPI) for years knew about the grave Tomašica, but not the exact spot. Excavation was preceded by an investigation that lasted more than two years. Hague tribunal sentenced 16 Bosnian Serbs on the total of 230 years in prison for crimes committed in the Prijedor area. largest so far discovered mass grave was Crni Vrh in eastern Bosnia, where he found 629 body. In BiH is still looking for more than 8,000 people killed during the aggression against that country.
Lejla Cengic, a spokesman for the Missing Persons Institute (MPI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the mass grave Tomašica "The biggest mass grave that was discovered in this region." By Tomašica from Prijedor leads to a gravel path through the woods. After half an hour's drive from Prijedor, Anatolia Agency team arrived at the exhumation. In Tomasic smell remains innocent victims. Wind brings an even stronger smell. While we stayed at the site Tomašica, found six complete body, all in the same mass grave.We were told by anthropologists who work there daily from the country average is pulled out 15 bodies. Apart from the victims' bodies, too, are often extracted from the country and their personal belongings such as watches, shoes, clothing, lighters, boxes of glasses ... As Čengić added, with the remains of the victims were found and personal documents. "So we can conclude that it is the residents of Prijedor and the surrounding areas, where there are essentially people and most of them killed in the village Rizvanovici Carakovo, Sredice, Bišćani and I downtown and Keraterm and Omarska. Did not come yet to residents Kozarca but exhumations will continue in the future. This time we can certainly say that this is the largest mass grave that was discovered in this region, "said Cengic. First He recalled that, at this site found 26 bodies of the victims, and then 2006th another ten years. But until now there has to know the truth about Tomašica and mystery of this place lies. Until he objected to a former member of the Army of the Republic of Serbian who gave information on this site. "Up to this point, then, in the last two months, was exhumed 397 cases, out of 247 total cases. should be noted that some of the mass graves, but was relocated to the site Jakarina Kosa, who was also in the Prijedor area. Hence, only in 2001. exhumed the remains of 373 victims. Here are found incomplete bodies. was a sekurdarnoj tomb. part victims from Tomašica was moved to the site Jakarina Hair with the aim of victims never found and the crime never proven, "said Cengic. recalled that in the Prijedor area are still looking for a large number of victims, and that this number, according to their records, ranging between 1,000 and 1,200. " We have to find this moment, then exhumed and identified 2,008 victims. So submit the families to bury them with dignity, "says Čengić, recalling that the victims will be identified by DNA, although the addition of some found and personal documents. Čengić Furthermore, explains that digging graves first made machine and then by hand. As we were told, is one of three excavators pay even the families of victims of the Prijedor area. In this way they help to speed up the process of exhumation of the mass graves. Exhumation, otherwise, manages Prosecution. exhumation for a complete team of six anthropologists of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). Besides them, exhumation of the present crime police from Prijedor, and investigators from the Missing Persons Institute (MPI), Field Office Sanski Most, Regional Office Bihac, and forensic medicine. exhumation is carried out at about 3,000 square meters. But, as we said Čengić, they have already started with the expansion of the mass grave. "Until now, it was about 3,000 square meters. We are now searching other sites. victims were found at a depth of 10 meters. On the second location are also , they found a number of casualties. certainly will search the entire site, because we expect to be here to find hundreds of murder victims from Prijedor. It is the civilians of Bosniak and Croatian nationality who were killed on the doorstep of his house or in the camps who are existed during the war in the Prijedor area. " He believes the exhumations at the site last longer period of time. Will be investigated as long as weather conditions permit. Missing Persons Institute (MPI) for years knew about the grave Tomašica, but not the exact spot. Excavation was preceded by an investigation that lasted more than two years. Hague tribunal sentenced 16 Bosnian Serbs on the total of 230 years in prison for crimes committed in the Prijedor area. largest so far discovered mass grave was Crni Vrh in eastern Bosnia, where he found 629 body. In BiH is still looking for more than 8,000 people killed during the aggression against that country.- 3 Nov, 2013
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